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I am a vegetarian and I use this grill press all the time. It's great for grilled sandwiches! It will help you make great stuffed french toast. Your hashbrowns won't be a sloppy, crumbly mess anymore. This heavy little bugger is perfect for the aforementioned applications and about 40,000 more but the thing I use it for on almost a daily basis is preparing tofu. That magical bean curd benefits tremendously from the steady pressure of a hot lodge grill press!

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This press heavy enough for use as a small meat or sandwich press. You may need to get another one if you like to cook for a large group or like to cook different things in a large pan.

You will still need to season it a bit for sandwiches or they will stick. If you are just frying bacon, then the original finish will also season up in no time.

A basic, no-nonsense product. Handle will get hot.

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I bought this for my inside grill. I found when I cooked pork chops the corners wouldn't be quite done because they liked to curl up slightly. This has totally fixed my problem. I do have to adjust my cooking time because the press is a bit heavy & the meat cooks more quickly than before.

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A well made product. My only gripe is the petite size. As one person pointed out, this is my error for not doing my homework. However, my interest was in purchasing the large cast-iron grill, the press was offered when I made my selection and just from looking at the photos, it appeared to be more appropriately sized for the grill I was purchasing. Again, it was my error for not confirming the size before agreeing to the added purchase. If I had checked, I would not have purchased the press. It's good for one person and that is not the way we cook.

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There is very little I can say that is bad about this press, but I will get it out of the way.

Assembly is not quite the easiest for people with non-working hands. I have arthritis in my hands and assembly was a bit of a tough nut to crack, especially with the "make it stand on edge" style suggested by the manufacturer. Best bet is to let each edge hang over the side of a counter, hand twist the nut onto the bolt, then use the screwdriver and wrench to tighten.

I understand the nuts included for this item, but man do I miss the days of circular open topped nuts. The ones that come with it are a bit hard to get set correctly without feeling like you are going to strip the inside of the nut or the top of the bolt.

That is all the bad. Seriously, only two things bad about this item and both are about the assembly where it concerns those without perfect working hands. Otherwise this item is great. It is pre-seasoned but the instructions even state to add a bit of spray-on vegetable oil to the item prior to cooking and after each wash/scrub which is a good idea. Being seasoned or even pre-seasoned does not mean to let an item collect fats for life and never wash it.

The weight of the item is nice but may be a bit much for those wanting to make grilled cheese with white bread as it will flatten those sandwiches, especially if you butter the bread like I do. If you like your grilled cheese sandwiches flat as can be then no worries as this is your savior. I would definitely not use this on anything that was not thick enough to support the weight if I wanted some semblance outside of a pancake. That said it is perfect for bacon, that wonderful "add it to everything except mayo because Baconaisse is disgusting" food, as it completely flattens the item. There are no grooves on the bottom of this press which is a boon not a bane. Grooves leave areas for food items to raise up instead of remaining flat, whereas with this press everything under it will remain flat.

Definitely the press to buy and use over and again. Buy multiples if you are going to be cooking for amounts above four on a grill otherwise you will be spending more time moving it from item to item instead of spending time with friends and family.